---
id: trace-mode
title: Trace Mode
description: Trace Mode is provided in Tracetest to help preview all ingested traces to simplify in pinpointing traces to speed up creating tests.
keywords:
  - tracetest
  - trace-based testing
  - observability
  - distributed tracing
  - testing
image: https://res.cloudinary.com/djwdcmwdz/image/upload/v1698686403/docs/Blog_Thumbnail_14_rsvkmo.jpg
---

Trace Mode is provided in Tracetest to help preview all ingested traces. This simplifies pinpointing which spans to use for creating tests.

:::tip
[Read more about Trace Mode concepts here.](/concepts/traces)
:::

## View Traces

1. Start [Tracetest Agent](/configuration/agent).
2. Configure [Trace Ingestion](/configuration/connecting-to-data-stores/otlp-ingestion-endpoint).
3. Send traces to Tracetest Agent.
4. View traces in Tracetest.

![Traces](https://res.cloudinary.com/djwdcmwdz/image/upload/v1728327048/docs/app.tracetest.io_organizations_ttorg_e66318ba6544b856_environments_ttenv_1931fbfb43cc96c1_traces_page_1_a9znan.png)
